I am glad to see conversation is moving. I refuse to ignore the line between comic art and fine art exists. Sure sometimes it can be blurred beyond all recognition and works that are capable of that are usually my favourite.

Tenshi Nova wrote:See but I'm talking about from a populous point of view. Most people wouldn't notice well thought out detail and just look over the pic.

That is exactly what I am talking about. The general public just would not appreciate the skill that goes into manga. We see it because that is what we do but to them. Animation means cartoons and cartoons are for children. Comic books are not a legitimate form of art or storytelling. And everyone can stare at a painting on a wall for a minute and feel so sophisticated.

Ever read The Darkness: Origins comics? The level of detail in that...

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Otoyomegatari, which was suggested before, is a nice casual read. Though I kind of like The Adventures of Mr. Smith more than A Tribal Soap Opera - these are basically two different stories told in Otoyomegatari, randomly.

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It is very ridiculous. As if animation is incapable of telling a serious story. when people think of animation, they either think kids show or the Simpsons. Animation can be just as serious as any adult broadcasting. And a well written expertly drawn manga could outdo a painting in my mind.

Krest wrote:Otoyomegatari, which was suggested before, is a nice casual read. Though I kind of like The Adventures of Mr. Smith more than A Tribal Soap Opera - these are basically two different stories told in Otoyomegatari, randomly.

Casual sounds like the perfect speed for me at the moment.

Tenshi Nova wrote:I need to take a week sometime and just read 24/7

I know what you mean, there are so many things out there that I want to read, but just not enough time (at least not enough to marathon like I would like to) :cSame thing with anime. If only the weekend had a few more days....

Bakuman is that series about the mangakas right?

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After all there is only one letter difference. Speaking of Bakugan, I think that I only watched a few episodes of it. I think it had something to do with reminding me too much of other anime ( Yu-Gi-Oh (which I enjoyed a lot, but then stopped watching about halfway through (I think)), BeyBlade, etc).

Are you referring to the Yu-Gi-Oh, Bakuman, or Bakugan manga ari?

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Bakuman. Dan green plays seemingly every secondary male character. I like him but not when he is voicing everyone. He is however voicing the editor and chief, the one character I actually imagined being voiced by him.

@Krest You know that vaguely sounds like Dragon Drive (I think that was the name of it), ironically I didn't finish that one either. I guess that it (Bakugan) just wasn't my cup of tea. Not saying that it was a forgettable show(since I didn't sit down and watch the whole show), but I don't remember watching the few episodes that I saw a few years ago.

Do you like or dislike the show? It is a bit difficult to decipher from the wording of your post.

@ari Is that so? I was planning on checking out the series, but I keep getting distracted by other things. My list just gets bigger and bigger c:

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In fact, the few anime based off of toys/cards I don't like include Beyblade and some seasons of certain shows. In fact, I used to own some beyblades. It's actually much cooler IRL than in the shows. There even used to be hardcore cage matches... But those days are long gone.

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I've found that I tend to drift from shows that seem to solely exist for toy/card promotion (I enjoyed some of them, but I just drift from them after a while). The only exception to that being Digimon (I loved Digimon). With Pokemon, Beyblade, Bakugan, and Yu-Gi-Oh I either watched a few seasons or stopped mid season.

I had a blast playing with the actual beyblades, and with customization as well. I went to one cage match to participate but totally chickened out once I got there hahaha...The atmosphere was just so suffocating :c

There was another anime that I heard about that supposedly promoted tennis shoes. It had something to do with robots playing basketball.....

Speaking of basketball, are there any basketball/sport anime/manga out there that anyone can suggest? I've read/seen Kuroko no Basuke, Prince of Tennis and that soccer-heart transplant anime (the name escapes me at the moment). I wanted to add some sports manga/anime to my list c:

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There was another anime that I heard about that supposedly promoted tennis shoes. It had something to do with robots playing basketball.....

Speaking of basketball, are there any basketball/sport anime/manga out there that anyone can suggest? I've read/seen Kuroko no Basuke, Prince of Tennis and that soccer-heart transplant anime (the name escapes me at the moment). I wanted to add some sports manga/anime to my list c:

1) Digimon Frontier was my fav, yours?

2) I know, right?! =.=;

3) I need to know what this is.

4) Um... Air gear?

BTW Did you ever watch Chaotic? It's another cardgame-based show. The animation for it is...really unique.

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